S2-12EN_PDF_Gunther Noens - Intrasite analysis of Early Mesolithic sites in Sandy Flanders:  the case of Doel-‟Deurganckdok J/L, C3ˮ

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S2-12EN_PDF_Gunther Noens - Intrasite analysis of Early Mesolithic sites in Sandy Flanders: the case of Doel-‟Deurganckdok J/L, C3ˮ

Lithic open-air sites situated in unstratified coversand deposits are our most important source of information for the study of the Early Mesolithic in the sandy lowlands of Northern Belgium. Their poor resolution in terms of both stratigraphic and organic preservations requires the development of adapted research designs in order to make reliable inferences regarding their complex formation processes. In this article, it is argued that an accurate reconstruction of these processes is possible by including systematic refitting into our intra- and intersite research programs. Some preliminary results of such an integrated intrasite approach, including radiometric and lithic analyses (i.e. morphotypology, attribute analysis, refitting, microwear) from the Early Mesolithic site of Doel-‘Deurganckdok J/L’ (C3) are presented to explore both the technological aspects of this lithic assemblage as well as the formation processes of this site.